RC 261016Cape TalkJohn Maytham
Friday, 16 October 2026
Friday's Afternoon Drive was dominated by court news on Suliman Carrim and Fadiel Adams, a Constitutional Court ruling that reopened local election candidate lists, and a heated Shein and Temu ban debate.
- 15:32
The Electoral Commission will reopen candidate submissions for 32 parties after the Constitutional Court ruled the ANC's 181 unfinalised candidates must appear on ballots in six municipalities; local polls are on 4 November.
- 16:02
Suliman Carrim will spend the weekend in custody after his bail hearing could not be finished; the state sought to verify his return ticket, and his lawyers called the postponement a delaying tactic. He returns to court Monday.
- 16:03
Fadiel Adams's fraud case has been moved from Pinetown to Durban on security and scheduling grounds; his lawyer says he is not opposed, and the next pre-trial conference is on 11 December.
- 16:09
A Hout Bay flower seller, described by a resident as mentally disabled, was reportedly fined R1,000 for stealing flowers and R500 for begging. Ward councillor Rob Quintas says the fines are set by bylaw.
- 15:21
The Textile Workers Union has asked government to ban Shein and Temu, a call backed by the trade union congress. Fashion Revolution SA's Safia Karim says the issue is complex and needs support for local manufacturing.